CARTWHEEL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CARTWHEEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARTWHEEL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARTWHEEL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARTWHEEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cartwheelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARTWHEEL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARTWHEEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTWHEEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARTWHEEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sideways handspring in which the body turns over with arms and legs stretched out like the spokes of a wheel.
A cartwheel is a staple of gymnastics and a favourite trick for children on a lawn. The name also fits the large wooden wheel of a farm cart, from which the move took its picture. As a verb it means to perform that movement.
How CARTWHEEL is used
Used for the gymnastic move and, rarely, for the wheel of a cart.
- The child turned a perfect cartwheel across the grass.
- An old cartwheel leaned against the barn wall.
- She learned to cartwheel in her first gymnastics class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARTWHEEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARTWHEEL
5 longer words begin with CARTWHEEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTWHEEL
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Common questions about CARTWHEEL
- Is CARTWHEEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARTWHEEL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARTWHEEL worth?
- CARTWHEEL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARTWHEEL mean?
- A sideways handspring in which the body turns over with arms and legs stretched out like the spokes of a wheel.
- What letters can be added to CARTWHEEL?
- CARTWHEEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARTWHEEL:
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